The Championships 2017 racing action kicks off at Royal Randwick this afternoon with a full track report and official Sydney race scratchings for Day 1 detailed below.
Kiwi raider Gingernuts is firm favourite in 2017 ATC Derby betting for Sydney on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Steve Hart.
It is a mostly sunny day in Sydney across the afternoon and with no chance of rain until the evening, the current Heavy (8) Randwick looks set to remain or even improve as the day’s racing progresses.
Randwick Track Report – 01/04/2017
- Rail: True Position Entire Circuit
- Penetrometer: 6.07
- Weather: Fine
- Track Type: Turf
- Track Rating: Heavy (8)
- Irrigation: Nil
- Rainfall: 0.6mm last 24hrs; 35mm last 7 days
Sydney racing for Doncaster Mile Day is set to kick off at 12:10pm (AEDT) and the ten-race program continues through until 5:50pm (AEDT).
It is a huge meeting featuring four Group 1 races starting with the 2017 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Race 6) where Gunnison comes out paving the way for the Lindsay Park-trained Feng Chu to score a start.
The original thirteen final acceptors for the 2017 Australian Derby field (Race 7) remain in play and betting at Ladbrokes.com.au on the mile and a half feature is firmly led by the Kiwi-trained Rosehill Guineas winner Gingernuts ($3.10).
There are no scratchings from the 2017 TJ Smith Stakes field (Race 8) with fifteen sprinters facing off including the dual defending champion Chautauqua ($5.50) and the now $4.20 favourite Russian Revolution.
The elite level Sydney racing action comes to a peak in Race 9 with the 2017 Doncaster Mile field to run at a capacity 20 starters including the first emergency New Tipperary in for the withdrawn Tosen Stardom.
See below for the full The Championships Day 1 race line-up, Randwick scratchings and our Group 1 Sydney racing tips before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your selections at the right odds.
Randwick Scratchings – 01/04/2017
- Total Scratchings: 22
Race 1 (12:10pm) – $200,000 Group 3 Widden 150th Anniversary Stakes (1100m)
- No official scratchings
Race 2 (12:45pm) – $200,000 Group 3 China Horse Club Carbine Club Stakes (1600m)
- No official scratchings
Race 3 (1:20pm) – $300,000 Group 2 Schweppes Chairman’s Handicap (2600m)
- #6 Polarisation (7)
View the full 2017 Chairman’s Handicap Tips
Race 4 (1:55pm) – $388,000 Special Condition Country Championships Final (1400m)
- #17e Ever So Natural (23)
- #18e All Summer Long (10)
- #19e Chquinta (20)
- #21e Hotel Drive (2)
- #22e Strathaird (19)
- #23e Missy Rhythoms (6)
Race 5 (2:30pm) – $200,000 Group 3 The Green Guys PJ Bell Stakes (1200m)
- #1 Scarlet Rain (8)
- #2 French Fern (19)
- #4 Missrock (6)
- #5 Brugal Reward (17)
- #19e Rosa Carolina (14)
- #21e Blowing Kisses (12)
Race 6 (3:10pm) – $1,000,000 Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m)
- #6 Gunnison (14)
- #18e Memento (17)
- #19e Merchant Navy (1)
- #20e Spencer (8)
Read the full 2017 Inglis Sires’ Betting Tips
Race 7 (3:50pm) – $2,000,000 Group 1 BMW Australian Derby (2400m)
- No official scratchings
Read the full 2017 Australian Derby Tips Online
Race 8 (4:30pm) – $2,500,000 Group 1 Darley TJ Smith Stakes (1200m)
- No official scratchings
Read the full 2017 TJ Smith Stakes Best Bets
Race 9 (5:10pm) – $3,000,000 Group 1 The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m)
- #4 Tosen Stardom (23)
- #22e No Doubt (12)
- #23e Top Of My List (4)
Read the full 2017 Doncaster Mile Betting Tips
Race 10 (5:50pm) – $200,000 Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m)
- #17e Natchwhali (16)
*All odds quoted provided by Ladbrokes.com.au and times AEDT – subject to change
